Why even make that statement like it's a good thing? If the author intended to address it or acknowledge it's skeeviness or something, maybe.
It sounds like one of those thoughtless, off-hand comments that has Unfortunate Implications that the author just didn't think about or possibly thought they did address it adequately later on, like with the white privilege comment. Which is one reason why I feel like certain, privileged POVs are not always necessary to the story. Or, rather, that I understand people like this exist and it's 'realistic' to portray them this way and whatnot, but that doesn't mean I want to read about them, even if they have a Learning Moment.
I do like that AO3 has made downloading fics very easy.
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Date: 2012-01-04 06:18 pm (UTC)It sounds like one of those thoughtless, off-hand comments that has Unfortunate Implications that the author just didn't think about or possibly thought they did address it adequately later on, like with the white privilege comment. Which is one reason why I feel like certain, privileged POVs are not always necessary to the story. Or, rather, that I understand people like this exist and it's 'realistic' to portray them this way and whatnot, but that doesn't mean I want to read about them, even if they have a Learning Moment.
I do like that AO3 has made downloading fics very easy.